Pathfinder Defects

Number Description   Resolution
1 After installation, execution of Pathfinder fails with an error message reporting that the file Shdocvw.dll is absent.   Pathfinder requires the presence of Internet Explorer version 4 or version 5. You need not use Internet Explorer as your browser, but it must be installed on your PC.

Internet Explorer is available at no charge from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/; its a very large download.

2 When operated with screen resolutions of 640x480 or 800x600, clicking on the maximize control in the upper right corner of Pathfinder's window results in program termination with the error message Runtime error 384.   3.0.0
3 When operated with screen resolutions of 640x480, the browser's vertical scrollbar and the search buttons along the right margin of Pathfinder's window are truncated in appearance.   3.0.0
4 Country-specific callbook button appears when a country-specific callbooks is unavailable 4.0.2
5 Defects in Callbook error reporting 4.0.5
6 Callbook QTH field is missing state, zipcode, and country 4.0.5
7 Improper formatting of QTH information in the Windows clipboard 4.0.5
8 If prefixes.txt is reported as missing from the search directory, subsequent attempts to search for QSL information will generate runtime errors 4.0.8
9 Auto checkbox is not properly initialized when a search dialog is displayed 4.1.5
10 Recover gracefully if initial Greetings page display is aborted 4.1.6
11 prevent resize from triggering an infinite loop 4.1.6
12 search file editor mishandles control characters 4.1.7
13 DDE Activate doesn't place window on top 4.1.8
14 if www.qsl.net is down, the ensuing timeout while downloading the search file update information causes an overflow error 4.1.8
15 unchecking a search's Auto checkbox is ineffective 4.1.9
16 gracefully handle a corrupted "date of last update" from the Windows Registry 4.2.0
17 shutdown when instructed to do so by Windows shutdown 4.2.2
18 don't steal focus when directed to perform a web search while minimized 4.2.4
19 eliminate race condition in callbook lookup handler 4.2.8
20 RAC search is inoperative (regression introduced in 4.2.9) 4.3.0
21 ensure that focus moves to the Target Callsign textbox after a search is initiated by clicking a search button or striking a function key 4.3.1
22 update window title bar after a RAC search 4.3.3
23 ensure that all search tooltips mention that CTRL-click can be used to modify search settings 4.3.4
24 correct errorlog.txt entry in "log debug info" implementation 4.3.7

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